Vegas baby!

Drew and I had a fabulous time last weekend in Las Vegas! We drove out there to  meet up with my friend Megan for her brother's wedding. It was so good to see her after 9 long months!!!

Here is a rundown of our weekend:

FRIDAY
*Check in at Bally's
*Ate at "Nosh", a deli in the lobby area of Bally's
*Met up with Megan and family at the Flamingo
*Saw X Burlesque at the Flamingo which was Megan's mom's suggestion and it ended up being quite risque and questionable (haha). Good thing it was only $30.
*Went to Wild Bills for a couple margaritas
*Lost $10 in about 2 minutes of playing penny slots on my favorite machine called JACKPOT PARTY.
*Ate some yummy gelato

SATURDAY
*Went to Paris to buy a 24 hour buffet pass. Ate incredible amounts of delicious food.
*Went back to hotel and fell into an after buffet food coma for a few hours
* Hung out with Meg's family at Ballys for a while.
*Went to O'Sheas to gamble and listen to a live band that was FANTASTIC. Megan and I danced the night away.
*Drew and I left at 1am because we thought our hotel had a buffet that went until 2am...we were wrong. Ha! Our hotel didn't even have a buffet. So, we went to a bar/restaurant called Tequilas for some burgers. Bummer!

SUNDAY
*Went to Planet Hollywood buffet which was okay, nothing compared to Paris!
*Fell into another food coma for a couple of hours.
*Met up with Megan to eat a cookie sandwich which was 2 chocolate chip cookies with frosting in the middle. Delicious. Then, we said goodbye and Megan flew home.
*Drew and I went to Sbarro for pizza.
*My favorite part of the trip was going to the top of the Eiffel Tower at Paris! So cool!!
*Got some crepes at Le Creperie in Paris.

MONDAY
*Got up super early and drove back home!

Our trip mostly consisted of eating and sleeping but we had so much fun! Next time, I think we'll just go for Denny's 3.99 breakfast so we don't sleep away our vacation haha.

 The #1 thing on my list for my next Vegas trip is FREMONT ST. I have heard from tons of people that it is a blast! 

Great Success

I officially survived 5 days in a row on my own as a Med Tech! I didn't kill anyone or make any life changing mistakes so I am chalking the past week up as a great success!

I already feel like I'm learning so much and that I will have an easier transition into nursing school.

4 1/2 months until school starts!!! :)

Don't blink

Drew and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary today. We went out last night to a place called the Firehouse that Drew really enjoyed going to with his family when they visited (sorry no magic tricks this time Brad and Dawn). We had a really good time and he even bought me some sort of Chocolate+Fudge+Strawberries+ Heaven+Vanilla Ice Cream. It was amazing and tasted even better once the waiter said it was FREE because he took so long to serve it.

It was a beautiful night and we were a half block away from the ocean so we were able to sit and watch the waves roll in. It was perfect because once the sun went down, a fire pit in the center ignited and warmed us up.

I can't believe we have been together 3 years already! In some ways it seems longer but then I think about it and it feels like just yesterday that we went on our first date.

I thought of the Kenny Chesney song "Don't Blink" because I feel like my life is cruising in fast forward sometimes!

Winter Blues

Even though I know Drew and I will move back to the Midwest after I'm done with school, it is SO hard to think about enduring a 6+ month winter after experiencing "winter" out here. Why do we put ourselves through such torture? I've been reminiscing about the anticipation and excitement I would feel when I knew spring/summer was approaching after a long brutal winter. California Summers are great but there is such a different feel to a summer in the Midwest. I think it is because after going through winter we have really earned a beautiful summer and enjoy it that much more/don't take it for granted. I can't help but notice how much happier I am out here being in constant contact with the sun. I cringe at the thought that last winter in Eau Claire I would curl up in a ball under 5 blankets while wearing a onesie and snuggie at the same time while pretending I was in a warm and happy place.

I now understand why people are willing to pay big bucks to live here for the California weather.

I can only hope all of the snow will be melted and it will be somewhat warm by the time we come home. I have already lost my "thick skin".  Fingers crossed.

Here's what we've been up to:

-watching March Madness like it's our job (especially SDSU!)

-going out to eat at random places

-eating Cadbury Cream Eggs

-dominating p90x

-being excited about Ducky having a bun in the oven! 

-getting ready to celebrate our 3 year anniversary on Wednesday :)

-staying inside mostly since it has been cold and rainy

-buying a new surround sound system for the apartment

-loving American Idol

-looking into apartments for our move in June

-reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

-catching up on Netflix

-deep cleaning the apartment

-work work work

-planning for our Vegas trip 

-counting down the days until we come home

Things to do:

-have a Shamrock shake at McDonald's

-use the gift certificate to Barefoot Bar and Grill  that my lovely sister gave us

-spend time with Drew's Aunt, Uncle and cousin when they are in town this upcoming week

We've been laying low a lot resting up for a fun and busy April! 

JRO= Cupcake Monster

I feel like I haven't posted in forever!

Things have been pretty low key here.

Today, however, Drew and I were both off and decided to go out and about.

We have been wanting to get a basketball for a long time so that we can hoop it up. We picked one up at Sports Authority and then headed across the street to Applebees for some happy hour apps/drinks.

THEN, Drew had the brilliant idea of driving to La Jolla to check out the new SPRINKLES cupcakery. Sprinkles is a very famous chain that originated in Beverly Hills so it is pretty cool that there is one in San Diego now!

They are amazinnggggggggg. The are so squishy and fresh it is fantastic.

We tried Red Velvet (best ever), Peanut Butter Chip, and Lemon (for Drew). So pretty much by "WE" I mean that I tried them all :)

After experiencing quite the sugar high we went out and played basketball for about an hour! We had a really good time.

Other than that fun stuff, we are just counting down the days until we travel home to see all of you people!



Sunday Fun Day

Drew and I had a lot of fun today. We went out to celebrate my acceptance into nursing school at the CHEESECAKE FACTORY. It was amazing and we brought home a ton of leftovers. Yummmm.

As a reward for completing 6 days of p90x so far, I indulged myself with a nice slice of heaven a.k.a. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake.

When we got home we meandered over to the hot tub and had a nice relaxation session.

Unfortunately, It started raining and we were forced back inside.

For some unknown reason, I became super motivated and cleaned out our whole closet and re-organized/folded/hung all of the massive heaps of clothing (of course Drew had already fallen asleep/slipped in a food coma at this point in time).

That is all the fun for now. Back to work tomorrow :(